IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Notes Archive

Theory and practice of seismic tomography and its applications to studying seismotectonics, volcanism and deep Earth dynamics.

Dapeng Zhao (Tohoku University)

1 day(s)

(1) Introduction

(2) Principle of seismic tomography

(3) Basic theory:

1. model parameterization
2. ray tracing
3. earthquake location
4. inversion
5. resolution analysis

(4) Classification of seismic tomography

(5) Applications: Multiscale tomography and geodynamics

1. Local tomography
2. Regional tomography
3. Global tomography
4. Seismic tomography of the Moon